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Root digging tool
Object Number 92-1-10/47776
Display Title Root digging tool
Descriptions
Object Description Root digger. Digging stick with elk horn handle and willow wood shaft. Fire hard
Inventory Description Planter
Classification
  • Planter
Department Ethnographic
Date 1885
Culture
  • Nez Percé
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Idaho
Additional Geographic Terms Nez Perce Reservation
Dimensions Overall: 70 x 26 x 5 cm (27 9/16 x 10 1/4 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Collector James Stewart (1891)
Donor Alice C. Fletcher (1892)

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